how important are BCAA'S/Amino acids ?

[samjones19]

drinking some amino acids during a workout,how important is this ?

[jkh25]

I only use when I'm on a cut, I mainly drink though just cause I love the taste haha

[samjones19]

I only use when I'm on a cut, I mainly drink though just cause I love the taste haha

ive just started a cut and im going to buy some now,what do you recommend ? bsn amino x ?

[Ghetto Boy]

Not important if your gettn enuff protein

[fangGeneral22]

Personal preference is to sip on a protein shake mixed with creatine through out my routine. I don't like to waste money on just aminos when a good protein shake provides them + other goodies. Gettin back on topic tho..when I was taking inner armor aminos during my routine I didn't see any major improvements in training. Of course this is just my experience with them. Like everything in life results may vary

[jkh25]

ive just started a cut and im going to buy some now,what do you recommend ? bsn amino x ?

I personally love Scivation Xtend. The blue raspberry is amazing. I usually use it when I'm doing cardio but have also used it during weight workouts.

[fangGeneral22]

Amino x tastes amazing. If you're still gonna buy aminos I'd go with amino x for sure. Could drink it for days

[larrycrazy]

I've never tried it,but you could get Muscletech's Amino build.It has a good profile and it's Buy 1 get 1 right now.I'm going to pick me up some this weekend.

[Valhallabound86]

In terms of ingesting free form amino acids, or as a whole in the bodily scheme of muscle growth?

[ruckin]

Not important if your gettn enuff protein

this. i'd never buy bcaas again. huge waste of money. buy food/whey instead

[BigManTJ]

I think BCAA's are great.

I use Inner Armour Peak (Leucine loaded). It has a 6:1:1 ratio on the 3 major amino acids for building muscle. The high Leucine ratio is good because Leucine can not be burned as energy, and is used to trigger muscle protein synthesis. Their is also Glutamine in it which makes up 60% of muscle tissue.

I say, during cut or bulk; you're still trying to stimulate muscle growth, so you should take a BCAA. I recommend Inner Armor Peak because of the very high Leucine content. So you get energy for your work out through the supplement, and save your macros for building the actual muscle tissue.

[mormonpickett]

I've been using BCAAs 3x a day on this entire cut. I feel like it's helped me a ton

Formutech Endurance and Perform are both amazing. One has Creatinol O Phosphate and Beta Alanine added while the other doesn't

I cant get enough of it. Taste freakin amazing.

[snorkelman]

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[samjones19]

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[MasterBench]

They are not needed but they can be beneficial if you are not ingesting enough BCAAs

[Faust24]

Pro Bodybuilders take it during workout to blunt some catabolism of muscle cells during workout, then they give hgh time to spike after workout before eating. Insulin blunts HGH. So that is why they don't take protein or carbs to stop the catabolism of a work out.

Now for a natural you will have an hgh spike but a trivial one, that will have little if any effect on muscle growth.

So for average joe, BCAAs are good if you want to drink flavored water.

[Gym God]

drinking some amino acids during a workout,how important is this ?

Not important if you have a good diet.

[Swedeheart]

drinking some amino acids during a workout,how important is this ?

ive just started a cut and im going to buy some now,what do you recommend ? bsn amino x ?

As many have said, when cutting BCAAs are very important. That is when we at Scivation recommend them first and foremost. They serve best as an anti-catabolic. In a time when you are prone to muscle loss and consuming fewer calories than your body needs, matched with increased cardio the muscle preservation is very very important.

Not only that, but they will improve recovery, reduce soreness and improve training capacities; all which will be hindered when dieting down.

First and foremost I recommend Scivation Xtend: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/sv/xtend.html
- Proven 2:1:1 ration of BCAAs, glutamine, citrulline and our electrolyte complex. Solid formula that has proven itself for many years now.